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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

For nearly two decades, the U.S. Army has provided an
honor guard for an Independence Day celebration at a Baptist church that
predates the founding of the nation. But this year – that tradition has
come to an end.
Officials at Fort Gordon say they will not be able to send an honor guard to a July 5th service at Abilene Baptist Church because it violates a military policy banning any involvement in a religious service.
“While there are conditions under which the Army can
participate in events conducted at a house of worship, we cannot
participate in the context of a religious service,” Public Affairs
Officer J.C. Mathews told me.
He said officials at Fort Gordon as well as the Office of
the Staff Judge Advocate reviewed the church’s request and determined
they were in fact holding a “religious service.”

So it’s OK to invite the troops so long as you don’t pray, talk about Jesus or read the Bible?

“As a result, the Army is not permitted to take part,” Mathews said.
That policy would be an offense to most churches in
America – but it is especially offensive when you consider the Army just
refused to provide an honor guard for a church whose first pastor was a
chaplain in the Revolutionary Army.CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW TODD ON FACEBOOK FOR PITHY CONSERVATIVE CONVERSATION!

Abilene Baptist Church was founded in 1774 – one of
Georgia’s most historic churches and the second oldest in the state. The
founding pastor was arrested by a colonial magistrate for “preaching in Georgia” and the first pastor, Reverend Loveless Savage, was a chaplain in the Revolutionary Army.
“It was an absolute shock,” said Brad Whitt, the current
pastor of Abilene Baptist Church. “What a sad commentary on the state of
affairs in America – when we cannot even allow the flags to fly if they
are in a church building.”
“We’ve had a tremendous working relationship with the
fort,” he told me. “We’ve hosted all sorts of events for military
families. We really try to show our love and respect and we try to honor
our military folks.”
The July 5th church service is scheduled to be
a “God and Country”-themed celebration with patriotic music and lots of
red, white and blue. Afterwards, the church is hosting a Sunday picnic –
complete with hot dogs and hamburgers. And for the sake of full
disclosure, I’ve been invited to speak at the church service – as well
as eat a hamburger afterwards.
Pastor Whitt said they were genuinely confused by the
Army’s slight – seeing how Fort Gordon has been providing an honor guard
for the past 20 years.
“They have participated for the past two decades and now
they are saying – no,” he said. “This is just another example of the
secularization of America.”
The church sent me photographs of the honor guard on the
main platform of the church in 2007 and 2010. Last year, the church held
their service in a local park – and once again – the military sent an
honor guard.
So what changed?
Fort Gordon’s Public Affairs Office pointed me to Army Regulation 360-1 – dated May 2011.
The lengthy regulation states Army participation must not
selectively benefit (or appear to benefit) any religious group. It also
mandates that Army Public Affairs not support any event involving the
promotion, endorsement or sponsorship of a religious movement.
According to public affairs, the 2007 church service was
designated by the military as a “non-sectarian musical and patriotic
program.”
According to the military’s calculations, 80 percent of
the program was musical and the other 20 percent included narration and
other patriotic elements.
“Because this was not a religious service, our participation was permitted,” he said.
He said the key is not whether the event is sponsored by a religious organization or held in a house of worship.
“Instead, the key factor is, whether or not the event is an actual religious service,” Mathews said.
So it’s okay to invite the troops so long as you don’t pray, talk about Jesus or read the Bible?LISTEN: Todd’s interview with American Family Radio
“That’s what makes this so sad,” Pastor Whitt told me.
“This is what we’ve come to in our nation – where even just representing
the colors is some sort of political thing.”
While the Pentagon won’t allow an honor guard to set foot in a church, they have no problem allowing them to march in a gay pride parade.
Last year the Department of Defense gave permission for
an honor guard to participate in Washington, D.C.’s gay pride parade – a
historic first. An honor guard is also expected to march in the 2015
Capital Pride parade.
So if a military honor guard can celebrate gay pride in a
public parade, why can’t they celebrate American pride inside a Baptist
church?

1 comment:

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